Dec 20, 2012 | Bloomberg
Lippo Taps Demand in Indonesia's Smaller Cities: Southeast Asia
PT Lippo Karawaci , Indonesia's largest publicly traded real estate developer by assets, plans to build more shopping malls and hospitals in cities beyond Jakarta to capitalize on an expanding middle class.
For years I've always wanted to go to Jepara Java's oldest trading port and the centre of Indonesia's popular over-wrought carved lounge set production but I have never mustered the extra effort: I have been too worn out by the marvels of Demak and Kudus along the heavily congested North Coast road.
Sunset at Tanjung Gelam, Karimun Jawa
I visited there a week ago. There is one of my dreams of magnificent destination.